1971 - The Green Bullfrog Sessions

Green Bullfrog was an album resulting from a one-off studio project and recorded between February and May 1970. Producer Derek Lawrence's idea, it was realized by a stellar group of musicians with whom Lawrence had worked with through the 1960's. For contractual reasons, the musicians were billed under pseudonyms:
Albert Lee = Pinta
Matthew Fisher = Sorry
Ian Paice, of Deep Purple = Speedy
Tony Ashton = Bevy
Rod Alexander = Vicar
Chas Hodges = Sleepy
Earl Jordan = Jordan
Big Jim Sullivan = Boss
Ritchie Blackmore, of Deep Purple = Boots

Despite rumours at the time Jeff Beck, Roger Glover and Jon Lord do not appear on the sessions. A few originals (penned by Lawrence) were played, as well as many blues-inflected covers of rock songs. A record of this session was released in 1972. It was distributed by Decca records.

Four tracks recorded by Green Bullfrog have been published on the Ritchie Blackmore compilation Get Away - Groups and Sessions (2005).

It was remixed at Abbey Road Studios, London in 1991 by Derek Lawrence.

1 Ain't Nobody Home (Jerry Ragovoy)
2 Bullfrog (Lawrence)*
3 Walk a mile in my shoes (Joe South)*
4 My Baby Left Me (Arthur Crudup)*
5 Makin' Time (Eddie Phillips)*
6 Lawdy Miss Clawdy (Lloyd Price)*
7 I'm a free man (Klingman)*
8 Lovin' you is good for me baby (Lawrence/Corlett/Hutton)*
9 I want you (White)*
10 Louisiana Man (Doug Kershaw)
11 Who Do You Love (Ellas McDaniel)

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